New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-09
CHANCES OF YEDDERS BILL.
PLANS TO GET IT THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY
DEMOCRATS UNDECIDED-A PRECEDENT THAT MAY
be FOLLOWER.
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ALBANY May s-The Vedder Liquor Tax bill wac
received in the Assembly from the Senate on April 2S
and was referred TO the Ways and Means Committee.
No sir wa. made with reference 10 it until after the
Republican Senators held their conference on Thurs
day, 1t having been decided by them that the bill
should be passed by the Assembly before anything
definite was done relative to final adjourn ment.
Leading Republicans OF the Assembly began TO talk
in earnest about the most feasible way to bring about
action upou it, Mr.. Erwin chairman OF the ways and
Means Committee was consulted by the committee OF
Sea aors who had been appointed to look alter the
bill
lie told them he in favor OF it, and was ready to
the initiative 10 the Assembly as soon as plan
OF procedure could be determined upon He SAID there
were ways OF going TO work TO get the Dh before
the Assembly One to insist on the order oi third
reading of bills until that order was exhausted then
a majority vote wo I'D be cOmpstont to bring up the
yrdder bill Another way was to have tne Committee
on Rules reort an amendment TO them "a privileged
report In that the amendment would De OF
nature to remove tho obstacles in the way OF bringing
action on this bill He disked to employ the latter
means because it was bad policy to amend we'll
es,ablish,d ,d rules to accomplish single purpose ex-
cent in eases OF great emergency To adopt the
former means that OF eXhaustng the order oil third
reading of bills would require prolongation ot tho
,ession TO an unreasOr able length. The Democrats
would Impede the progress OF every bill in the hope OF
Tbernan obstacle in the way OF the Vedder bill is tho
ninth ioint rule. which provides that whenever there
are ten bils in either House ready Tor hnh passage
the order OF third reading OF bills must be continued
until the number is reduced to below ten Members
have ay, REGARDED this as one OF the must exacting
of the rules II has been held by Spe liused 10
dominate all other rules. Ii II Is neglected. It's en-
forcenent must be observed ON the demand OF any
member AT present the order OF tnlrd reading IS
filed probably 200 bills deep. DO the pest 1t might
the cond not piss these or reduce tne number
below tea in the next two weeks allowing time Tor a
decent consideration OF the more import't OF them.
To suspend tine order req aires two-thirds majority
which the Republicans do not possess.
Mr. Sheeh an the Democratic leader, told Mr.. Erwin
before leaving here on Friday, that he would let MIN
know on Monday night or Tuesday whether hls party
would permit action to be taken on the Nedder bill
! II his party" concludes 20 get In the way II Will
probably be got out of the way "a the locomotive got
| the bull out of it's way. The Ways and Means Com
mittee Will be able tc report the Dill "xcept ny
unanimous consent, which Will not he granted II the
| Democrats take to the policy OF obstruction, ano
two-thirds cannot be had 10 suspehu lhe opoI"
! ton OF the ninth joint RUE.
II the Republicans find il necessary to resort 10 eX
traordinaTy TO brnL action upon II, they heeu
20 no further back thaA last week Tor precedent Oh
Democratr setting. Ills was IN connection Wlth inc
Concert-Saloon bill IL bad Once been defeated anu
an effort TO rccon.der It's loss in order TO get secon
vote on it had failed. Nevertheless, when u Olit
amending the Consolidation Act IN relation to district
! ,onr,s was announced thiId reading, Mr.. cantor
offered IA an amendment the ConcertS3lo9n oli ana
il was voted in by majority vote when was com
pcten Then the title amended TO ht the ainehueu
| body OF the b and pOth we're pa'sed' 81.
Ii il suggested that ii the Democrats Insist on MI
bnsterng In beat the Vccder bill the Assembly can
hang it the cnacting clause OF some 'En"o uI1
which the ntroducer is wiling 10 sacrifice IL would
| then be returned to the Seaatc for concurrence
Majority votes would he competent for each step OF
ths line OF action Speaker nJ'eu u, SaSs tSs b
alhOulh he declines at present 10 lhlorD tho e"ol"S
OF his plan CT campaisn